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These pages contain links to websites on bettas, gouramis and
other anabantids.
The labyrinth fishes or anabantids have an organ called the labyrinth
that enables them to breathe air through the surface of their bodies.
This special organ allows them to live in water with a low oxygen
content. The labyrinths are located on the top of the head, behind the
eyes. It is a circular spot of tissue which is very wrinkled.
In this group we find the Bettas (the Siamese Fighting Fish ,
the Gouramies (Pearl Gourami) and the Perch.
Some of the fishes belonging to this group form "bubble" nests.
As the female prepares to lay her eggs, the male wraps himself
around her, catches the eggs in his mouth and spits the eggs onto
the nest. The males often become territorial and very protective
of the nest.
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The labyrinth fishes are divided in this website in three groups (orders):
- The perciformes
This is the best known group of labyrinth fish, containing the
bettas, gouramis, paradise fish, kissing gourami, etc.
- Synbranchiformes
This group of eels are seldom seen in home aquaria. They
are large (100 cm) and only active during the night.
- Channiformes
The snakeheads. This order contains only one family,
and one genus (Channa).
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